Diversity of Sarcocystis parasites in southeastern Baltic Sea catchment ecosystems

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 123; no. 5; p. 214
• Main Authors: Baranauskaitė, Agnė, Prakas, Petras, Butkauskas, Dalius, Servienė, Elena, Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Živilė
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2024; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Baltic Sea; Baltic States; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brief Report; Cattle; DNA; DNA, Protozoan - genetics; Domestic animals; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Environmental studies; Estonia; Food sources; genes; Geologic Sediments - parasitology; Health aspects; Immunology; Infection; Latvia; Latvia - epidemiology; Lithuania; Lithuania - epidemiology; Livestock; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Parasites; Poland; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Predators; Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis - classification; Sarcocystis - genetics; Sarcocystis - isolation & purification; Sarcocystosis - epidemiology; Sarcocystosis - parasitology; Sarcocystosis - veterinary; sediments; Sediments (Geology); Sheep; Species; summer; watersheds; Poland; Latvia; Baltic States; Lithuania; Estonia; Baltic Sea; Environment; Molecular detection of parasites; Water sediment samples; species; Sarcocystis species

Currently, research on apicomplexan Sarcocystis parasites is mainly carried out by analyzing animal carcasses. However, environmental studies would not only allow faster detection of possible sources of infection but also avoid the use of animals for investigations. Therefore, in the current study,...